SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Perche Patrice

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O FORTINET, INC.
899 KIFER ROAD

(Street)
SUNNYVALE CA 94086

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Fortinet, Inc. [ FTNT ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chief Revenue Off./EVP Supp.
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/01/2022
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 08/01/2022 M(1) 3,500 A $0.00 130,995(2) D
Common Stock 08/01/2022 M(1) 3,810 A $0.00 134,805(2) D
Common Stock 08/01/2022 M(1) 3,725 A $0.00 138,530(2) D
Common Stock 08/01/2022 F(3) 646 D $60.06 137,884(2) D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units $0.00(4) 08/01/2022 M(1) 3,500 (5) (6) Common Stock 3,500 $0.00 7,000(7) D
Restricted Stock Units $0.00(4) 08/01/2022 M(1) 3,810 (8) (6) Common Stock 3,810 $0.00 22,845(7) D
Restricted Stock Units $0.00(4) 08/01/2022 M(1) 3,725 (9) (6) Common Stock 3,725 $0.00 37,260(7) D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Vesting of restricted stock units ("RSUs") previously granted to the Reporting Person.
2. The Reporting Person's holdings have been adjusted to reflect the 5-for-1 stock split of the Issuer's common stock that occurred on June 22, 2022.
3. Exempt transaction pursuant to Section 16b-3(e) - payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering or withholding securities incident to the receipt, exercise or vesting of a security issued in accordance with Rule 16b-3. All of the shares reported as disposed of in this Form 4 were relinquished by the Reporting Person and cancelled by the Issuer in exchange for the Issuer's agreement to pay federal and state tax withholding obligations of the Reporting Person resulting from the vesting of restricted stock units.
4. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock upon vesting.
5. 25% of the RSUs vested on February 1, 2020, then the remaining 75% of the RSUs vest in equal installments on each quarterly anniversary thereafter until the RSUs are 100% vested, subject to the continuing employment of the Reporting Person on each vesting date. Shares of the Issuer's common stock will be delivered to the Reporting Person upon vesting.
6. RSUs do not expire; they either vest or are canceled prior to the vesting date.
7. This RSU has been adjusted to reflect the 5-for-1 stock split of the Issuer's common stock that occurred on June 22, 2022.
8. 25% of the RSUs vested on February 1, 2021, and the remaining 75% of the RSUs will vest in equal installments on each quarterly anniversary thereafter, until such time as the RSUs are 100% vested, subject to the Reporting Person's provision of service to the Issuer on each vesting date. Shares of the Issuer's common stock will be delivered to the Reporting Person upon vesting.
9. 25% of the RSUs vested on February 1, 2022, and the remaining 75% of the RSUs will vest in equal installments on each quarterly anniversary thereafter, until such time as the RSUs are 100% vested, subject to the Reporting Person's provision of service to the Issuer on each vesting date. Shares of the Issuer's common stock will be delivered to the Reporting Person upon vesting.
Remarks:
Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney
/s/ Robert Turner, by power of attorney 08/03/2022
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Ken Xie, John Whittle and Robert
Turner, and each of them, as long as they are providing services to Fortinet,
Inc. or its related entities (the "Company"), the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
as an officer and/or director of the Company, Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance
with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), and the rules and regulations thereunder;

(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned that
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Forms 3, 4 and 5
and timely file such forms with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any
stock exchange or similar authority, if required; and

(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing that, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution and revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that each such attorney-in-fact, or each
such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that each of the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, is not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

The undersigned agrees that each such attorney-in-fact may rely entirely on
information furnished orally or in writing by the undersigned to each such
attorney-in-fact.  The undersigned also agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
the Company and each such attorney-in-fact against any losses, claims, damages
or liabilities (or actions in these respects) that arise out of or are based on
any untrue statement or omission of necessary facts in the information provided
by the undersigned to such attorney-in-fact for purposes of executing,
acknowledging, delivering and filing Forms 3, 4 or 5 (including amendments
thereto) and agrees to reimburse the Company and each such attorney-in-fact for
any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating
or defending against any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 13th day of April, 2022.


/s/ Patrice Perche
Name:  Patrice Perche